Don't expect Chiefs to be too active on waiver wire

Following the Chiefs’ final preseason game on August 31, the team will have fewer than 48 hours to cut down the roster from 90 players to 53.

There used to be two roster cuts in the NFL — one from 90 players to 75, then 75 to 53. But now the cuts come all at once.

That means there will be almost 1,200 players hitting waivers on Saturday, September 2.

Checking the waiver wire for potential free agents will be enticing for many NFL teams looking to add depth, but the Chiefs likely won’t be super active after cut day.

“The one advantage that we have is that we have a very talented team,” general manager Brett Veach said, via Matt Derrick of Chiefs Digest. “So unlike many other teams, I don’t think we’ll be dipping too much into that waiver wire period because of the talent we have.”

Last season the Chiefs picked up a handful of players off waivers after initial roster cuts, most notably offensive lineman Bryan Witzmann and cornerback Terrance Mitchell.

Witzmann could be the Chiefs’ starting left guard heading into the regular season, at least until Parker Ehinger returns to the field. Mitchell was initially placed on the practice squad when signed by Kansas City, but eventually made his way onto the roster and earned the No. 2 cornerback spot.

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That shows you the potential talent that can be picked up off waivers and added to the roster or practice squad after cut day. Given the Chiefs’ depth, don’t be surprised if plenty of their roster cuts are plucked by other teams.

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